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Léon Meyer
1868–1948
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- politician
Léon Meyer (11 September 1868 â 22 January 1948) was a French freight broker and Radical politician from the port city of Le Havre. He was mayor of Le Havre from 1919 to 1941, and a national deputy from 1923 to 1941. He was Minister of Merchant Marine in 1932â33.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Bergen-Belsen concentration campDates unknown
- Bergen-Belsen concentration campDates unknown
Biography
Léon Meyer (11 September 1868 â 22 January 1948) was a French freight broker and Radical politician from the port city of Le Havre. He was mayor of Le Havre from 1919 to 1941, and a national deputy from 1923 to 1941. He was Minister of Merchant Marine in 1932â33. As a Jew he was removed from office during World War II (1939â45), and in 1944 was deported and spent 17 months in concentration camps.
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